AP Comparative Government and Politics / Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments
1.3 Democracy and Authoritarianism
Notes
- Democracies: competitive elections, rule of law, civil liberties, independent courts and media.
- Authoritarian regimes: power concentrated, limited rights, elections (if any) not free or fair.
- Hybrid and illiberal democracies fall in between.
Practice
Regular free and fair competitive elections are a feature of:
Real choice.
A country with elections but restricted media and opposition is often called:
Mix of features.
China's government is best described as:
Chinese Communist Party.
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